Chapter 6, Problem 6.80SP

Acetic acid (CH₃CO₂H) reacts with isopentyl alcohol (C₅H₁₂O) to yield isopentyl acetate (C₇H₁₄O₂), a fragrant substance with the odor of bananas. If the yield from the reaction of acetic acid with isopentyl alcohol is 45%, how many grams of isopentyl acetate are formed from 3.58 g of acetic acid and 4.75 g of isopentyl alcohol? The reaction is

${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\text{H}+{\text{C}}_{\text{5}}{\text{H}}_{\text{12}}\text{O}\stackrel{}{\to }{\text{C}}_{\text{7}}{\text{H}}_{\text{14}}{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}+{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}$